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I activated dma on /dev/hdc to speed up my dvd playback on xine. The commands I used was hdparm -d1 /dev/hdc but whenever I restart the comp it switches back to it being deactivated. What option do I add to fstab to activated it on startup.
Originally posted by LoungeLizard I would you will see a big difference in proformance if you do
I changed I/O from 16-bit to 32-bit, and enabled DMA, and only saw a change from 47.06 MB/sec to 47.41 MB/sec, and I don't even know if these times are good or not. I would like to hear what someone has to say about this.
Just do hdparm -I /dev/whatever and you'll see what is enabled.There is a * beside the mode that is currently running - like *udma5 or whatever is on.
I only get 30 MB/sec out of my drive.
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